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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

CHARLES-W. REEVES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQR TO M. M.HOLMES & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 288,737, datedNovember 20, 1883.

Application filed January 23, 1883.

- new and useful Improvements in Chairs; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, refer-- ence being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in chairs, and it consists in thecombination of a chair, a back which is hingedthereto, acurved ratchetwhich is attached to the back at one end and a spring at the oth'lr, andaweighted lever, which automatically ocks the back of the chair at anydesired angle.

Theobject of my invention is to provide a reclining-chair having ahinged back which can be inclined backward at any angle to suit theconvenience of the person using the chair, and at the same time providethe chair with a foot-rest upon which the feet can be extended.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a chair embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a crosssection of the foot-rest. Fig. 8 is a plan view of thelocking-lever. Y

" A represents an arm-chair, which may be of any desired construction,and B the back, which is hinged thereto, so that it can be moved backand forth at the will of the per- Attached to this back, upon each side,are the curved ratchet-bars C, which extend forward between the. post Fand the metallic plate G, which is secured thereto. This metallic platehas an arm, I,

projecting forward any suitable distance under the arm of the chair, andupon this arm is pivoted the weighted operating-lever J, which has itsinner end turned at right angles, so as to form the catch L, To theouter end of this lever is attached a weighted handle, N, which projectsout under the arm of the chair in such amanner that it can be readilygrasped by the fingers and the outer end of the lever raised upward.When this lever is left free to act, the catch upon its inare broughtinto (No model.)

ratchet-bar, and thus lock the back of the chair in any desiredposition. When these levers are held upward at their lower ends eitherby the hands or by loops, which may be attached to the arms for thispurpose, the 5 5 back of the chair can be moved back and forth, so as togive the same motion as arocking-chair to the back of the person. Theelasticity of thesprings, which may either be,

of the shape here shown, or/ any other thatpo is released. WVhere thechair is to be used for reclining purposes the back is tilted backwardto the desired angle, and then the locking-levers hold it there, andthen in this p0= sition the elasticity of the springs does not affectthe back in any manner.

play only when the levers are held out of use.

In order to allow the feet to be raised up ward at the same time thatthe back of the chair is tilted back, the grooved guide 0 is front end,by a suitable link or links, a footrest, Q. After the support or guide0' has been moved outward to the desired extent beyond the front edge ofthe chair, the foot-rest is turned upward over its top so as to form asuitable rest for the feet. in use, will be moved back under the chair,so as to be out of the way.

I am aware that a chair having a hinged back and a ratchet-rod securedto it, and used in connection with a catch to hold the back 0.

in any desired position, is not new, and this I disclaim. My inventiondiffers from this in the location of the spring and the locking lever.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim- In a chair, the combination of the chairbody, the hinged back- B,ratchet-bar C, hav

ner end is made toengage with the curved 50 The springs 70 This rest,when not 8 5 ing its inner end secured to an S-sha-ped spring, which islocated on the body, the guiding-plate G, having the extension I, andthe Weighted lever which extends out under the arm at its outer end, andengages with the ratchet-bar at its inner one, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

M. M. HOLMES, PERCY FARRELL.

